Lecture: March 23rd at 7:00 pm Lecture Title: "The Days When We were Young"
“The Days When We Were Young” is a concert of songs from four theme-based historic music presentations developed by historian and performing artist Rick Spencer. The songs were popular in America between the late 1700s and the 1890s. They include songs of outlaws, villains and rogues, some of the greatest hits of the Civil War, music from the Presidential campaign of 1856 and songs composed by America’s earliest professional songwriters. The program is a fascinating and entertaining journey through the history of a younger America. Rick Spencer sings and accompanies himself on guitar and 5-string banjo. More information can be found on his website at www.catfeather.com.
Bio of the Historian/Performer:
Rick Spencer has performed throughout the US, in Canada, England, Portugal, France, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands. He is perhaps best known as a historian and researcher, but is also recognized as a composer and writer of songs that run the range from delicate and sensitive to humorous and irreverent. For 25 years he has traveled and performed music in the American folk tradition at concert stages, folk festivals, museums, schools, libraries, historical societies and other venues. He is the Executive Director of the Dr. Ashbel Woodward Museum in Franklin, CT.
